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Joe Russo brings high-energy Grateful Dead tribute to fi rst Lockn’ weekend

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Somewhat surprising, then, is that Russo’s mainstay gig has become a Grateful Dead cover band—a high-energy tribute act that regularly sells out large theaters. Now 8 years old, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead wasn’t supposed to last for more than a night. Tasked with putting together a oneoff show in Brooklyn back in 2013, Russo enlisted some friends, including Benevento and Ween bassist Dave Dreiwitz, to play an impromptu set of Dead covers.
At the time, Russo was immersed in the band’s extensive catalog, winding down his tenure in the Dead offshoot Furthur with original members Phil Lesh and Bob Weir. But with his own crew, which also includes guitarists Tom Hamilton and Scott Metzger, Russo gives the material an up-tempo edge.
“We’re a bit irreverent,” he says. “It was kind of the way I always wanted to hear that music played, with a little bit of my Jersey metal-head aggression. We love the songs—the lyrics and the melodies—but we look forward to ripping them apart every single night.”
The fresh spin on beloved Dead staples like “Shakedown Street” and “Eyes of the World” resonated with audiences, and soon